Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-12-03
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A Brown CountyPsper Expresses Itself
Relative TO the Proposed Aberdeen
Gathering.
Claremont Drown county, Gazette;
Before the returns of the late election
can be tabulated and published. the ene
mics of division, who had not the courage
to enter into the anvas and get out o
vote in opposition to the two state plan,
are making o movement to render null
and void the decisive verdict the people
have rendered upon that question.
Those fellows who st,is the public voice
are mostly democratic politicians, sup
porters Of the administration. They
have succeeded in inye,Riirg the real
estate boomers of Aberdeen into the
movement. The Aberdeen people are
now, and have been opposed to division,
not as q matter of principle, bat because
they imagine they can get the
capital OF the newly admitted
etste transferred for Bismarck
to their city. This 10 the sole motive that
inspires them, in this senseless opposi-
ton to me we'll known and often OK.
pressed desire of the people OF Dakota
tor division. The democratic politicians
and tricksters are successfully working
the people Of Aberdeen, and they have
nssented to beeume the annex or side
show Of the democratic party OF the ter
titory. A call has been circulated norsh
and south for an anti.division convention
at Aberdeen. The old party machine
hacks, who are At the head of this move.
ment, lay great stress On the fact that
tho onrnSnv nkNor ~ IN M aHo ne, nj
representative farmers and business men.
At the late mass meeting held in Aber-
deem to raise funds to entertain the
delegates who may attend this conven-
ton, Maj. Burke, q hard handed son OF
toll, who works SO diligently holding
down the receivership 10 the Aberdeen
land Office, presided ,ex-attorney general.
Engle made Q patriotic speech, shat
honest old granger and friend OF labor
Hon. LIZ . johnson, shot off his mouth
in favor OF ''onc great grand state" and
other like prominent democratic farmers
and business men were quite numerous
ly mixed up in the proceeding. Now
this is only preliminary. just wait until
the convention meets then you will
witness an ou.pouring Of the people
that will strike terror to the heart OF the
politicians. There will be Edwards and
Allen OF Fargo, Mackenzie OF Bismarck,
Walsh Of Grand Forks aud all the old
wind CALLED and spawned crowd from mp
north aud ali Dhuroh's Office holders
and federal officials from the sonth.
And these creatures who have been time
and again r%epudiated by the people
of the territory, will hsve the presump
tlon to speak in the name OF OAK
ota. The Gazstte judging from
the past does not hesitate %
predict that the gathering which will as
sembls at Aberdeen will be composed
Of the most decAyed old political vege.
tables that over rotted on these western
prairies. Machine politicians and crea-
lures of the old gang will all Hook to
Aberdeen On the 18TH OF December. and
they will pass high sounding resolutions
have q grand jamboree, adjourn and &c
home, where they willremain unhonored
and unaared for until Aberdeen or some
other city, through its real estate rust
lers sounds the fog horn for them to
gather for another grand spree when 9
cent . mile rate will be given them and
free lodging lunch and whisky will be
furnished. The people OF the territory
have said by = decided majority thai
they want division and two states. The
political farmers, dead beats, and Office
holders are now going to tell congress
what they want.